Climbers die on Aoraki Mt Cook

Aoraki Mt Cook. Photo: Peter McIntosh

Two people are dead after falling while climbing Aoraki Mt Cook.

Police said four people were attempting to summit the mountain just before midnight on Monday, when two of them fell near the summit.

The two surviving climbers called for help and were picked up by search and rescue.

The two other climbers were unable to be located overnight on Monday, but their bodies were spotted at about 7am Tuesday.

An operation was under way to reach the bodies.

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